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The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) First 16 are proud to sponsor the Cottage Kitchen luncheon on Friday, June 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charles S. Cock House Museum, 400 W. Hopkins Street in San Marcos.

Food drives tend to be less plentiful in the spring and summer months yet hunger exists all year long. In 2016, community food donations from April to August (five months) were nearly equivalent to what Hays County Food Bank received in November and December alone.

The striking monarch butterfly is tougher than it looks. This tiny flier undertakes an incredible 2,000 mile journey every winter from Minnesota to just a few specific mountaintops in the fir forests of Central Mexico.

Most Recent Poll

The inclusion of a Craddock Avenue extension through environmentally sensitive land in a presentation on the city's Transportation Master Plan at Tuesday's city council meeting raised questions.

The potential extension, that would extend Craddock to Lime Kiln Road and Interstate 35 on a route above Sink Creek, is listed as a conservation corridor in the thoroughfare plan.

There currently are only two routes that connect traffic between Interstate 35 and areas west now – Wonder World Drive and through downtown. The Craddock Avenue extension would divert the traffic that is moving through downtown to other areas, but could present some potential environmental issues.

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO, started a regional arterial study in the middle of last year and when it is finished, it could show potential alternatives to the Craddock extension that CAMPO would be interested in funding.

The council is set to vote on the Transportation Master Plan on June 5.

Yes, it would ease traffic downtown sooner.

No, it's an environmentally-sensitive area and the city should wait for CAMPO options.